"Hard Sun" is a 1989 song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Peterson, known as Indio. It was the first single released off the artist's sole album Big Harvest and reached #10 in Canada. [1]
| "Hard Sun" | |
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| Single by Eddie Vedder | |
| from the album Into the Wild | |
| Released | September 18, 2007 |
| Recorded | 2007 |
| Studio | Studio X, Seattle, Washington |
| Genre | Folk rock |
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| Label | J |
| Songwriter(s) | Gordon Peterson |
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"Hard Sun" gained a lot of attention when Eddie Vedder, the frontman of American rock band Pearl Jam, covered the song for the Into the Wild Soundtrack . In 2007, Sean Penn approached Eddie Vedder about creating a soundtrack for his upcoming film Into the Wild. Vedder put together a compilation of songs that included some instrumental and vocal experimentations, some originals and two covers – "Society" by Jerry Hannan and Indio's "Hard Sun". The latter was the album's first single, and it was a hit, reaching #13 on the Modern Rock charts and #23 in Canada. Vedder's version of "Hard Sun" was released as a CD single with the radio edit of the song as the first track, and the full album version as the second track.
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [2] | 23 |
| Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [3] | 2 |
| US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [4] | 4 |
| US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] | 13 |
Eddie Vedder was sued by Indio for "eroding" the integrity of the composition by altering some of the song's original lyrics. Also the Universal Music company was sued, because it released "Hard Sun" on the soundtrack album without Indio's approval. [6] [7]